German eVTOL developer Volocopter has jumped to the number-one ranking on SMG Consulting’s Advanced Air Mobility Reality Index, overtaking long-time front-runner Joby Aviation, which is now tied with EHang and Beta Technologies in second place.

The Dubai-based aircraft broker currently markets business jets and will target private buyers for the eVTOL aircraft.

Joby and Volocopter flew their respective eVTOL prototypes from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport.

ArcosJet will market the four-passenger Pioneer Edition to private buyers

The effort will attempt to fund 10 start-ups per year

The company expands R&D to the Middle East

The company operates in the Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub at Dubai South.

The company has launched a new funding round to support development work

Anra Technologies has rolled out its web-based flight and ground infrastructure management software

Japanese eVTOL aircraft developer SkyDrive says a Setouchi Islands tourism association has agreed to purchase an unspecified number of the company’s three-seat SD-05 air taxis for commercial use.

Skyryse has achieved the first-ever fully automated autorotation landing with its modified Robinson R66 helicopter, which was equipped with the company's FlightOS highly automated flight control system

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has awarded AMSL Aero a AU$5.43 million ($3.45 million) grant to fund the development of a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain for the Vertiia eVTOL aircraft.

Archer Aviation has partnered with InterGlobe Enterprises—the holding company for India's largest airline, IndiGo—to launch and operate air taxi services in India using Archer's Midnight eVTOL aircraft.

A report from short-seller Hindenburg Research accuses EHang of misleading investors over its prospects for a commercial return on its just-certified EH216-S eVTOL aircraft.

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Beta, which has already begun building a network of charging stations in the eastern U.S., says it has delivered several multimodal Level 3 DC fast chargers to Archer’s flight test facility in California.

With spending on research and development increasing, Eve is making commitments to key suppliers for its eVTOL vehicle.

The California-based battery developer has signed purchase agreements with three as-yet-unnamed “premier electric aviation manufacturers.” 

NACO is teaming up with Urban-Air Port to bring vertiport infrastructure to airports around the world. 

In a UK government-funded report, Hybrid Air Vehicles spells out how its Airlander 10 airship could boost passenger and freight services in a more sustainable way.